U.S. aid to Israel

Palestinians who were injured from Israeli airstrikes on the town of Bani Suhaila arrive at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 22, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

‘I operated on more children in Gaza in one night than I do in the U.S. in a year’

American surgeon Feroze Sidhwa has volunteered in war zones around the world. But nothing prepared him for Israel bombing his hospital in Gaza.

By Michal Feldon April 9, 2025

Palestinians at the site of an Israeli airstrike on an UNRWA school in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

‘I don’t care who’s president there. I just want my kids to survive in Gaza’

Decrying Biden’s catastrophic legacy, Gazans harbored little hope for a Harris presidency — but they’re not enthused about Trump’s second term either.

By Mohammed R. Mhawish November 14, 2024

Uncommitted delegates Meryem Maameri and Asma Mohammed, both of Minnesota, lock arms as they enter the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 22, 2024. (Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia Commons)

‘American society will have to divest from Israel before our leaders do’

In Ohio and around the U.S., pro-Palestine activists alienated by the presidential race are redoubling their efforts in local elections.

By Samer Badawi September 27, 2024

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Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Dearborn, Michigan, August 18, 2024. (Courtesy of Uncommitted National Movement)

‘The Uncommitted movement did a service to the Democratic Party’

As the Democrats’ convention begins, political strategist Waleed Shahid discusses the possibilities for shifting the party on Israel-Palestine.

By Joshua Leifer August 20, 2024

Activists demonstrate in support of Palestinian resistance, and against collective punishment imposed Israel and the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Paris, France February 3, 2023. (Anne Paq)

Rethinking philanthropy in the fight for Palestinian liberation

Organizations working to uphold Israeli apartheid enjoy vastly greater funds than the Palestine movement. How can progressives mobilize more resources?

By Rebecca Vilkomerson and Deborah Sagner February 17, 2023

A volley of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip was intercepted by the Iron Dome system near the Israeli town of Beer Sheva, Nov. 15, 2012. (Uri Lenzl/Flash90)

US aid to Israel was once a given. What’s changing now?

It has been three decades since a U.S. president considered freezing aid to Israel. Progressives are now making sure that idea stays on the table.

By Majeed Malhas June 15, 2021

Jewish Voice for Peace Action activists on the "Palestine Freedom 2020" bus in Iowa, January 7, 2019. (Courtesy of Jewish Voice for Peace Action)

Palestine activists challenge Biden’s support for Israel on campaign trail

Ahead of 2020, Palestinian rights advocates aim to shift the U.S. debate on Palestine-Israel further left.

By Alex Kane January 10, 2020

Pro-Palestine demonstrators march in Times Square, New York, October 18, 2015. (Amir Levy/Flash90)

With an eye on 2020, new Palestinian platform takes aim at U.S. funding to Israel

'Freedom is the Future,' a new platform launched by Palestinian organizers in the U.S. and backed by diverse coalition of groups, seeks to influence the debate on Israel-Palestine in the run-up to the 2020 election.

By Alex Kane December 11, 2019

Members of Jewish-American anti-occupation group IfNotNow protest Trump's decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Washington D.C., May 14, 2018. (Gili Getz)

American Jews can fight white nationalism and the occupation at the same time

A new IfNotNow platform gives American Jews tools to hold politicians accountable over both white nationalism and military aid to Israel.

By Blair Nodelman November 25, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship at J Street's 2019 National Gala Dinner, October 28, 2019. (Photo courtesy of J Street)

J Street conference confronts America’s ‘blank check’ to Israel

By making U.S. aid to Israel the main theme of its 2019 conference, J Street is challenging bipartisan support for Israel ahead of 2020.

By Mairav Zonszein November 1, 2019

Church based activists in the U.S. are listening to their Palestinian Christian counterparts. Here, the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Lazarus rises near the Israeli Separation Wall dividing Palestinian neighborhoods on the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Church-based BDS does not unfairly ‘single out’ Israel [op-ed]

Opponents of church-based boycott initiatives often accuse advocates of unfairly ‘singling out’ Israel while ignoring Islamist violence in Syria and elsewhere. Here’s why they’re wrong. Text and photos by Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org In the coming days, three more U.S. churches will consider resolutions to apply economic leverage against the Israeli occupation. The Presbyterian Church USA…

By Activestills June 26, 2015